The 4th Congress of the European Academy Of Paedıatrıc Socıetıes,, İstanbul, Türkiye, 6 - 12 Ekim 2012, ss.55-56
ackground and aim Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is one of
the major morbidity among preterm infants. Although, local anesthetics reduce pain to some extent, eye examination still remains as
a painful procedure. We aimed to evaluate the effect of oral sucrose
combined with local anesthetics for pain relief during ophthalmological examination.